Where does “óskháttur” come from?
óskháttur (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic háttur, from Old Norse háttr, from Proto-Germanic hahtuz, from Proto-Germanic hwahtuz, from Proto-Indo-European kʷóḱ-tu-s, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeḱ- — to see; to look.
óskháttur (Icelandic): the optative, the optative mood
Definitions
- the optative, the optative mood
Ancestry of “óskháttur”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Icelandic | háttur | habit, wont, custom; a kind, a type; way, manner |
| 2 | Old Norse | háttr | habit, wont, custom |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | hahtuz | habit, custom |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | hwahtuz | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷóḱ-tu-s | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷeḱ- | to see; to look |